The Athlete's Resource: Recent Episodes
The Athlete's Resource
A podcast dedicated to the health and wellness of athletes hosted by Pete (i.e., clinical psychologist)
Listener question regarding navigating injury in The Open and handling performance/failure is discussed in this episode!
Pete and Chris tackle the salient topic of mental health in athletics. Other topics discussed include the intersection of diversity, mental health, and athletics.
Various topics are covered within this episode including athlete body image and finding truth as an athlete throughout one's career.
The question of "How to stay motivated with lack of competition and when the future is uncertain" is address in this episodes. Some "real talk" regarding the mindset space on social media is shared as well.
In episode X Pete discussing the process of transitioning out of sport, while also sharing his experience in transitioning out of sport. Topics addressed include grief, identity, and pivoting into coaching or other forms of sport.
In episode nine we answer a listener question of how to activate emotions to feel a sense of power in competition. We discuss historical theories regarding emotion as well as more recent developments on assessing for the functionality of different emotions for competition in sport.
As a continuation of the Zen approaches to sport performance series, Pete discusses the importance of using acceptance when experiencing adversity in sport.
In this episode, Pete is joined by Chris to discuss the importance of practicing non-judgement in sport. Chris shares techniques he has utilized including cognitive restructuring, while Pete discusses mindfulness-based approaches.
Pete is flying solo in the episode! He discusses and explains the importance of building awareness in performance contexts. Resources mentioned in this episode include the app 10%happier and George Mumford.
Pete and Chris discuss listener question regarding the utility or relevance of including cheat meals in the diet for elite athletes and general population.
Chris and Pete discuss common mental barriers to sport performance (i.e., confidence, trust, fear, perfectionism, overinvestment, and negativity) as well as options to deal with these problems.
In this episode, Chris and Pete discuss the topic of intermittent fasting (IF). They address what IF is, how it could work, and who it might work for incorporating a science-based perspective.
Registered dietician, Christopher Barrett, joins the podcast and drops knowledge bombs on overtraining and goal setting. We also get into emotion regulation techniques and approaching goal achievement.